What obesity interventions, if any, are provided by paediatric nurses in the hospital setting?

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What obesity interventions, if any, are provided by paediatric nurses in the hospital setting?

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BACKGROUND The prevalence of childhood obesity in New Zealand (NZ) is increasing at an alarming rate and is implicated in the onset of serious co-morbidities of both a physical and psychological nature. Research shows overweight and obese children are more likely to stay overweight into adulthood. In the long-term, childhood obesity will become an increasing economic drain for NZ with mounting expenses in healthcare along with wider costs to individuals and society. Deprivation and ethnic dis...

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Thesis

Thesis level

Masters

Date created

2014

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Repko, Diana

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https://hdl.handle.net/10652/6414

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New Zealand / paediatric nurses / children / obesity / interventions / hospitals / ethnic groups / tamariki Māori / Pasifika children / deprivation / surveys / Health sciences / Nursing / Acute care / Indigenous studies / Te hauora me te oranga o te Māori (Māori health and wellbeing) / Pacific Peoples health and wellbeing

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